The fires in California started at the beginning of January with two fires erupting in Los Angeles, and while a few of these fires still continue to burn, most of them have been contained.
As of the end of January the wildfires had destroyed a total of 57,528 acres in California and as of Jan. 30 there are still currently three fires in Los Angeles, but the one border fire in San Diego has been contained.
Some of the most damaging fires occurred in Palisades, CA which ruined 23,448 acres, destroying a total of 6,837 structures. As the state moves forward they continue to clean up the harmful debris left by the fire.
Celebrities in CA are being affected as well and feeling the need to help.
”Every bit helps, and together, we can meaningfully impact families’ lives,” rap artist Travis Scott said in an article on yahoonews.com.
Not knowing if the fire was started by humans or not the heat on the west coast is causing a lot less rainfall for the states, the dry land is subject to fires and can spread very quickly.
“Global warming has impacted the severity of the fires. Higher atmospheric temperature has led to lower rainfall amounts and higher evaporation leading to drier conditions. If you have ever started a campfire, you know that dry sticks burn faster than wet sticks. The dry conditions create more tinder for any fire to burn,” Environmental science teacher Julie Hahm said.
Over time people believe that it is going to be very difficult for humans to stay in California due to the negative effects the weather has on the state.
“The wind in California also spreads the fires rapidly. A major part is the droughts, the amount of water that is falling is not enough for the humans and land. Californians take a lot of water from the mountains,” science teacher Katie Welsch said.
Firefighters are having a difficult time putting out these fires because of the big population which contributes to the fact of the lack of water. The fires are spreading faster and stay for more time because it takes a long time for the fighter fires to get the water that they need from the mountains.
Students in Greendale are aware of the catastrophic incidents and understand the gravitation of the situation.
“I think it was ignorant of them to take away the funding for the fire department and police stations. They don’t have enough water and it’s sad for the millions of people that live there,” sophomore Marin Wright said.
